Senior Pre-Sales Engineer

Vertiv is seeking a Senior Pre-Sales Engineer to support high-impact data center and mission-critical projects with a focus on low-voltage (LV) power distribution systems including UL 891 switchboards and UL 1558 switchgear. This role operates in a fast-paced engineering-driven environment where technical accuracy proposal quality and cross-functional coordination are critical to winning and delivering mission-critical infrastructure.

This position serves as the senior technical lead for pre-sales ETO engineering activities and is responsible for driving front-end technical alignment execution readiness handoff quality standardization and engineering process improvements across electrical and mechanical design support functions.

• Front-End Technical Coordination:Lead coordination activities between Applications Engineering Design Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Operations Sourcing and Project Management.
• Pre-Sales ETO Engineering: Lead and support ETO engineering activities for LV switchboards switchgear power distribution equipment and custom engineered assemblies.
• Technical Design Direction:Provide technical direction and support for electrical and mechanical design development during the quotation and proposal phase.
• Customer Specification Review:Review customer specifications one-line diagrams technical requirements and project documentation to ensure compliance with customer expectations and applicable standards.
• Opportunity Support:Support engineered-to-order (ETO) and standard platform opportunities across multiple customer segments.
• Code and Compliance Oversight:Ensure quotation designs align with UL 891 UL 1558 NEC and customer-specific requirements.
• Design Development Support:Support development of conceptual layouts GA drawings preliminary BOMs control architectures and technical submittal documentation.
• Technical Scope Validation:Review and validate technical scope component selections short circuit ratings bus sizing protection schemes metering requirements and mechanical configurations.
• Handoff Quality:Drive clean order handoff quality and support execution readiness prior to Design Engineering release.
• Technical Risk Assessment: Lead technical risk assessments related to manufacturability compliance sourcing schedule and customer requirements during the quotation and proposal phase.
• Sourcing Coordination:Coordinate with sourcing and supply chain teams on long lead item considerations component availability approved manufacturer lists and alternate component strategies.
• Customer Technical Engagement:Support customer technical review meetings and provide technical clarification throughout the proposal process.
• Submittal Package Support: Support completion and accuracy of initial customer submittal packages during the pre-sales phase.
• Proposal Timeline Management:Support quotation schedules and proposal response timelines through effective prioritization and coordination.
• Continuous Improvement:Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on cycle time reduction quotation accuracy BOM accuracy standardization handoff quality and design efficiency.
• Metrics and Documentation: Support development and maintenance of engineering KPIs proposal tracking metrics and technical documentation processes.
• Technical Mentorship:Provide technical mentoring and guidance to electrical and mechanical pre-sales design resources.
• Downstream Rework Reduction:Support reduction of downstream engineering revisions redesign efforts and execution delays through improved front-end technical validation.
• Project Handoff:Support transition of awarded projects into execution teams through structured technical handoff processes.

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred); Engineering Technology or related technical discipline accepted.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in low voltage power distribution switchgear switchboard or engineered electrical systems.
• Strong understanding of LV power distribution systems electrical protection control systems and mechanical enclosure design.
• Strong knowledge of UL 891 UL 1558 NEC and related industry standards.
• Experience supporting data center industrial utility or mission critical infrastructure projects.
• Ability to review electrical one-lines schematics GA layouts and BOM structures.
• Experience working within ETO manufacturing environments.
• Strong communication organizational leadership and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Experience with ERP PDM and engineering documentation systems preferred.

• Experience with IFS Oracle Vault AutoCAD SEE Electrical or equivalent engineering systems.
• Experience supporting large scale data center infrastructure projects.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes design for manufacturability and cost optimization.
• Familiarity with seismic thermal short circuit and compliance testing requirements.
• Direct experience with UL 891 switchboard or UL 1558 switchgear design including drawing package development breaker schedules single line diagrams and BOM structures.
• Familiarity with LV protection and control systems including overcurrent coordination arc flash mitigation (NEC 240.87) automatic transfer schemes and metering and communications integration.

• Based in Anderson SC with occasional travel to manufacturing facilities and customer sites as required.
• May require extended hours during critical proposal phases and customer delivery timelines.